chased leader, blundered 3rd, not fluent 8th, lost 2nd 11th, weakened 13th, no chance when hampered 4 out, well beaten when blundered 2 out
jumped left, led, mistake 5th, blundered 7th, ridden and headed before 3 out, stayed in 3rd, no impression when weakened to 4th soon after 2 out
held up in last pair, steady headway from 9th, tracked leader soon after 13th, upsides 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, driven and kept on flat
pecked 1st and dropped to last pair, ridden after 8th, hit 12th, headway approaching 4 out, led approaching 3 out, soon joined, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
chased leading par, went 2nd 11th until pushed along and dropped to 3rd 13th, 3rd when pecked badly and lost place 4 out, not recover
chased leading trio, ridden and outpaced 13th, rallied to modest 3rd soon after 2 out
I'M A LEGEND is up 7lb for a nice win at Exeter last time a similar run should see him home again. He was well backed and got the race run to suit when scoring last time but he does like this track and won't need to improve that much. Folie A Deux fell when racing under this mark last time so has it to prove still under this burden so the fairly treated Sir Harry Cool might be a bigger threat having got his two hurdles wins at this venue. I'm A Legend looks to have good claims.
Pacha D'Oudairies (FR) 16-1 (10-9) Led, hit 6th, headed approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out, 7th of 12, 20l behind Carrickmines (10-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Folie A Deux (IRE) 7-2fav (10-12) Led until 5th, led next until fell 3 out, in a race won by Minella Theatre (11-12) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Oct, 8 ran.
I'm A Legend 8-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, headway after 5 out, chased leader approaching next, challenged 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, kept on well, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct beating Woodlark Island (11-9) by 4l, 12 ran.
Kylenoe Fairy (IRE) 20-1 (10-3) Last pair, went 4th 11th, plugging on one pace when hit inside running rail before 3 out, kept on, 4th of 5, 11l behind Fruity O'Rooney (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Oct.
Power Shared (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, in 4th and held when mistake 5 out, disputing 4th when blundered 3 out, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 46l behind Digger Gets Lucky (10-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Oct.
Sir Harry Cool 6-1 (11-10) Held up in 7th, chased leading trio under pressure after 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 8, 18l behind Strumble Head (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
